Ancient Bristlecone Pine at 10,000 ft. elev. in the White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California. Sierra Nevada Range in the background. Thanks for looking.

Great depth in the photo. Love how you can see the mountains in the background.

Michael

Thanks, Michael, and glad you like the image. The habitat for those trees is austere and special.

Bob

Nice one Bob - it's interesting to see the nuances of the colors in the twisted trunks of these old snags.

Nice comp in this image.

Alan

Hi Alan,

Many thanks and glad you like the image. Indeed, there's no end to compositions made from just one of those trees.

Bob

Hi Bob,
This one really conveys the essence of a great area. You have captured a tremendous range of tonal values. Congrats on a super job.

Very nice image, great colors and lighting

Hello Henry W & Loco,

Thanks, and glad you like the image. It was a good day to be there.

Bob

Bob, nicely captured. A great area for photography, for sure.

On a more mundane subject, I've seen that type of frame around the image used by several people on this forum. What software or plugin are you using to generate it?

Mort.

Hey Bob,

That's a cool shot! Great work here.

Jim

That's a gnarly shot Bob.

love the clarity.

Really good work, Bob. Love the big depth into the bg, and the light on the old patriarch makes for a lovely portrait.

Barry

Thanks, Mort, and glad you like the image.

The frame which is among others that are available for images posted in the Fred Miranda forums. The frame is applied after the image is uploaded to the website forum.

Bob

Hi Jim, Whayne & Barry,

Many thanks to all and glad you like the image. I try to visit Bristlecones every May and attempt to see and capture different comps of those photogenic trees. The road is not always open and free of snow then, but this year it was.

My first visit to the Schulman Grove was in late fall, 1962, and the Forest Service was just starting to improve access and develop interpretation.

Bob

Gotta love that place

Bob: Beautiful image. I've never been there, but here's another one for the list.

Bart

Hi Floris & Bart,

Thanks for your kind comments and glad you like the image.

Bob

Excellent shot Bob. I really like the exposure and crop in this one.

Thanks, Tim, for your kind comments and glad you like the image.

Bob

Do we feed off each other on these forums, I wonder? It seems more and more people are going bristlecone crazy lately.

Very nice shot! Nice soft lighting. Nice comp. What can I say? Nice job.

Mark

Thanks, Mark, glad you like the image. Bristlecones are good

Bob

Awsum !!!

Excellent shot, Bob. It's got a lot going on for interest. I like the way you introduced the bg mountains into this image.

Cheers,
Ed

Hi Mitchell and Ed,

Thanks very much for your kind comments and glad you like the image. Getting the Sierra in the background was somewhat of a challenge but enjoyable.

Bob

NICE!!!!!!!
Cherubino